Forest area in Denmark
Denmark: Forest area was 6,313 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Denmark, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Denmark is 6,313 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Denmark peaked at 6,313 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,314 sq. km, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 134th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,495 sq. km | 5,314 sq. km | 5,676 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,783 sq. km | 5,716 sq. km | 5,850 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,138 sq. km | 5,865 sq. km | 6,275 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,298 sq. km | 6,284 sq. km | 6,313 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 11.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 670,272 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.23 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 6,096 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 7.50 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Denmark?
- Forest area in Denmark was 6,313 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6,313 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,314 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for forest area?
- Denmark ranks 134th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.